EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS O F TH E ) REPUBLIC OF TH E PH ILIPPIN ES )F i r s t R e g u la r S e s s io n )

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8 ^ '19 JUL 15

INTRODUCED BY SENATOR VICENTE C. SOTTO IH± 1

AN ACTESTABLISHING TH E BARANGAY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT

APPROACH FO R NUTRITION IM PROVEM ENT (BIDANI) OF TH E RURAL POOR AS A LINKAGE PROGRAM FO R ALL STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (SUCs) AND COMMUNITY

COLLEGES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TH ER EFO R

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In th e Ph ilipp ines, u n d e r-n o u r ish m e n t o r m a ln u tritio n h a s

alw ays b een a grave concern . The m a ln u tritio n p rob lem is a m an ife sta tio n of

w id esp read poverty in th e co u n try . T h u s, it is p reva len t in d ep re ssed

b a ra n g ay s a n d m u n ic ip a litie s in th e ru ra l a re a s a n d th e co u n tiy s id e .

C o n sis te n t w ith i ts co m m itm en t to th e S u s ta in a b le D evelopm ent

G oals, th e governm ent seek s to co m b at m a ln u tritio n a s th e co u n try

s tru g g les to red u ce h e a lth p rob lem s of m ic ro n u tr ien t a n d p ro te in -energy

m a ln u tritio n in c lud ing v itam in A deficiency d iso rd e rs (VADO), iron

deficiency an em ia (IDA) a n d iodine deficiency d iso rd e rs (IDO), th e la tte r

be ing co n sidered one of th e developing c o u n tr ie s ’ m o st deb ilita tin g an d

in trac ta b le pub lic h e a lth p rob lem s affecting n early two billion people,

m ajo rity of w hom a re ch ild ren .

M alnu trition h a m p e rs th e physica l grow th of a ch ild a n d la te r

affects h is m en ta l h ea lth , p roductiv ity a n d p ro sp ec t for em ploym ent. The

p rob lem of m a ln u tritio n , therefore , calls for a m ore la s tin g so lu tion . It calls

for a n in teg ra ted developm ent a p p ro ach th a t co m p lem en ts trad itio n a l

n u tr itio n in te rven tion . The B aran g ay In teg ra ted D evelopm ent A pproach for

N utrition Im provem ent (BIDANI) is one su c h ap p ro ach .

BIDANI will be a n active re sea rc h p rog ram to be sp ea rh ead ed by th e

p a rtic ip a tin g s ta te colleges a n d u n iv e rs itie s a s a reg u la r p rogram th a t will

a d d re s s th e n u tr itio n a l a n d general w ell-being of th e poor following th e

N ational N u trition C ouncil’s (NNC) them e, “Pagkain a t paglahd ay ban tayan ,

upang ang w astong nutrisyon ay m akam tan .” In a way, it will seek to

enco u rag e every fam ily a n d com m u n ity to m a in ta in c h ild re n ’s no rm al

grow th, th ro u g h p ro p e r d ie t a n d reg u la r grow th m onito ring , a h o u seh o ld

h a b it.

T his bill seek s to e s ta b lish th e BIDANI netw ork p rogram . T here is a need

to p u t n u tritio n a t th e forefront of lea rn in g a n d expose th e d ifferen t

p rin c ip le s of m ed ic ines in re la tio n to n u tritio n . O nce approved , th e n a tio n a l

g overnm en t is a s s u re d of a p a r tn e r in providing p ro p e r n u tritio n to th e

people, p a rticu la rly th e poor. Likewise, it sh a ll e n su re th e p rom otion of a

h ea lth y a n d p roductive citizenry.

In view of th e foregoing, th e approval of th is bill is e a rn es tly sough t.

VICENTE C. SOTTO III

EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE ) REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) F i r s t R e g u la r S e s s io n )

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I n t r o d u c e d b y SENATOR VICENTEX:. SOTTO III ^

AN ACTESTABLISHING TH E BARANGAY INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT

APPROACH FO R NUTRITION IM PROVEM ENT (BIDANI) O F TH E RURAL PO O R AS A LINKAGE PROGRAM FO R ALL STATE UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES (SUCs) AND COMMUNITY

COLLEGES AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS TH ER EFO R

Be it enacted by the Senate an d H ouse of Representatives o f the Philippines

in Congress assem bled:

1 SECTION 1. S h o r t T itle . - T h is Act sh a ll be know n a s th e “B arangay

2 In teg ra ted D evelopm ent A pproach for N utrition Im provem ent (BIDANI) Act”.

3 SECTION 2. D e c la r a t io n o f P o licy . - It is hereb y d ec la red th e policy of th e

4 S ta te to recognize n u tritio n a s a b asic h u m a n righ t. T ow ards th is end , th e

5 S ta te sh a ll v igorously p rom ote th e im p o rtan ce of n u tr itio n a s a pub lic good

6 a n d a pub lic co n ce rn th a t c an be sa tisfac to rily achieved th ro u g h a

7 m u ltisec to ra l su p p o rt. It sh a ll w ork to w ard s th e provision of th e n u tritio n a l

8 n e ed s of th e poor sec to r of th e Filipino society w ho a re deprived of sa id right.

9 F u r th e r , th e S ta te sh a ll give u tm o s t su p p o rt to p ro g ram s a n d p ro jec ts th a t

10 a re responsive to th e n u tr i tio n a l n e ed s of th e people.

11 SECTIO N S. O b jec tiv es . - T h is Act sh a ll have th e following objectives:

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(a) To en co u rag e th e coopera tion a n d p a rtic ip a tio n of academ ic

in s titu tio n s a n d local governm ent u n its (LGUs) in p rom oting th e n u tritio n a l

w ell-being of th e people;

1 (b) To develop am o n g s ta te u n iv e rs itie s a n d colleges (SUCs) a n d

2 com m u n ity colleges a n effective re sea rch -ac tio n netw ork p rogram th a t will

3 im prove th e n u tritio n a n d general w ell-being of th e ru ra l poor; a n d

4 (c) To e n h a n c e th e p roductiv ity a n d em ployability of the ru ra l poor by

5 im proving th e ir n u tr itio n a n d life s ta tu s .

6 SECTION. 4. E s ta b l i s h m e n t o f th e B a r a n g a y I n te g r a te d D ev e lo p m en t

7 A p p ro a c h f o r N u tr i t io n Im p ro v e m e n t P ro g ra m . - The B arangay

8 In teg ra ted D evelopm ent A pproach for N utrition Im provem ent (BlDANl) is

9 h e reby e s ta b lish e d a s a n u tritio n -in -d ev c lo p m en t re sea rc h p rogram

10 involving SUCs a n d com m unity colleges w hich a im s to a s s is t th e n a tio n a l

11 g overnm en t in im proving th e n u tritio n a n d th e general w ell-being of the

12 poor.

13 It is a com prehensive m odel for co u n try s id e developm ent p rogram s,

14 w hich m ak es n u tritio n a s a n en try po in t, a n u ltim a te goal a n d objective,

15 a n d a n in d ica to r a n d a m e asu re of developm ent. It is a s tra teg y to co m b at

16 m a ln u tritio n , insufficiency of food, social depriva tion a n d poverty alleviation.

17 It is one of th e en ab lin g m ech an ism s in th e im p lem en ta tio n of th e

18 P hilippine P lan of Action for N utrition (PPAN) a n d a n in d isp en sab le grow th

19 s tra teg y of the N ational N utrition C ouncil (NNC).

20 SECTION. 5. BIDANI G o a ls . - The BlDANl Program sh a ll p rom ote

21 n u tritio n -in -d ev e lo p m en t th ro u g h com m unity a n d o th e r s tak e h o ld e rs ’

22 p a rtic ip a tio n in a n in teg ra ted m an ag em en t sy stem facilita ted by SUCs. The

23 Program a im s to:

24 (a) R equire all SU Cs a n d co m m unity colleges to a s s is t to w ard s th e

25 ach iev em en t of th e n u tritio n -in -d ev e lo p m en t objectives of th e NNC;

26 (b) Engage th e SUCs a n d com m unity colleges in th e c o n d u c t of tra in in g

27 a n d cap ac ity -b u ild in g activ ities for all BlDANl s tak eh o ld e rs on the

28 BlDANl s tra teg ie s a n d innovative p rac tices to e n su re th a t in -p lan n in g

29 n u tr itio n sh a ll be in teg ra ted in aU a re a s of local governance;

30 (c) P rom ote th e b e s t n u tr itio n p rac tice s of su ccessfu l LGUs th ro u g h the

31 p a rtic ip a tio n of local n u tritio n m a n ag em en t team s; a n d

1 (d) B uild p a r tn e rs h ip s am ong S U C s/co m m u n ity colleges a n d o th e r

2 s tak e h o ld e rs to su p p o rt th e c itizen iy to w ard s self-help a n d self-

3 reliance; enco u rag e citizen ac tio n th ro u g h th e involvem ent of v a rio u s

4 s tak eh o ld e rs ; a n d coo rd in a te w ith governm en t o rg an iza tio n s (GOs),

5 n o n g o v ern m en t o rg an iza tio n s (NGOs), p riva te o rg an iza tio n s (POs) an d

6 p rivate sec to rs in Unking th e com m u n ity w ith ex isting re so u rces .

7 SECTION. 6. BIDANI S t r u c tu r a l /O r g a n iz a t io n a l L in k a g e s . - The BIDANI

8 p a r tn e rs a n d s tak eh o ld e rs shall w ork a t d ifferen t levels, a s follows:

9 (a) S ta te U niversities a n d Colleges (S U C s)/C om m unity Colleges - A

10 M em orandum of A greem ent (MOA) sh a ll form alize th e p a r tn e rsh ip betw een

11 th e U niversity of th e PhiU ppines - Los B anos, a s th e n a tio n a l co o rd in a to r of

12 th e Program , rep re sen ted by its C hancello r, a n d th e P resid en t of the

13 co n cern ed S U C s/co m m u n ity coUeges. U pon approva l of th e p a r tn e rsh ip ,

14 th e BIDANI Program sh a ll be im p lem ented a n d a tta c h e d to th e Office of th e

15 Vice P resid en t for R esearch a n d E x tension (OVPRE) in each p a r tn e r SUC or

16 com m u n ity college. A BIDANI SUC or com m unity college sh a ll th e n choose

17 a n d coo rd in a te w ith its LGU p a rtn e rs ;

18 (b) C ity /M u n ic ip a l Local G overnm ent U n its - The im p lem en ta tio n of th e

19 BIDANI a s a developm ent s tra teg y in th e LGUs wiU com m ence u p o n the

20 app rova l of th e city or m unicipaU ty of th e n u tritio n p la n s fo rm u la ted by th e

21 SUC co n cern ed th ro u g h a MOA or c ity /m un ic ipaU ty reso lu tion . E ach city or

22 m unicipaU ty sh a ll c rea te a C ity /M u n ic ip al O rgan izational M achinery,

23 com posed of h e a d s a n d rep re sen ta tiv e s of d ifferent c ity /m u n ic ip a l Une

24 ag enc ies w ho shedl be resp o n sib le for th e im p lem en ta tio n , m onitoring ,

25 ev alu a tio n a n d repU cation of th e BIDANI stra teg y in th e locaUty;

26 (c) B arangay U nits - The rea liza tion of th e BIDANI a s a developm ent

27 s tra teg y shaU be accom plished a t th e b a ran g ay level. The B arangay

28 D evelopm ent C ouncil (BDC) sh a ll be en h an c e d th ro u g h a n ex p an sio n of

29 BDC m em b ersh ip th a t sh a ll be called the P rogram P lan n in g a n d

1 Im p lem en ta tion C om m ittee. The C om m ittee sh a ll be com posed of

2 re p re se n ta tiv e s from th e S an g g u n ian g B arangay , BDC, Purok a n d o th e r

3 com m unity lead e rs w ho sh a ll be tra in ed on th e BIDANI stra teg y to e n su re

4 th a t th e p ro cesses for p lan n in g a n d m an ag em en t of developm ent p rog ram s,

5 p ro jec ts a n d activ ities will be partic ipa tive a n d responsive to the n eed s of the

6 m em b ers of the ba ran g ay ; a n d

7 (d) O th e r S tak eh o ld e rs - The p artic ip a tio n a n d in p u ts of NGOs, o th e r

8 governm en t agenc ies a n d offices, a n d POs sh a ll be so u g h t in th e fo rm ulation

9 of p la n s by th e m em b ers of the barangay .

10 SECTION. 7. BIDANI In n o v a tiv e S tr a te g ie s . - To facilita te th e local

11 im p lem en ta tio n of th e BIDANI, the Program sh a ll be im p lem ented u s in g the

12 following innovative stra teg ies:

13 (a) F o rm ula tion of th e B arangay In teg ra ted D evelopm ent P lan (BIDP) -

14 U pon approva l of th is Act, e ach b a ran g ay sh all fo rm ulate its BIDP w hich

15 sh a ll inc lude th e b a ra n g ay ’s p la n s a n d p ro g ram s relative to n u tritio n , w hich

16 p la n s shall be in teg ra ted in to th e m u n ic ipa l developm ent p lan;

17 (b) D evelopm ent of a B arangay M anagem ent Inform ation System (BMIS)

18 - In th e co n d u c t of its re sea rc h activ ities, th e co ncerned S U C /co m m u n ity

19 college sh a ll develop a peop le-based in form ation system w hich sh a ll focus

20 on th e iden tifica tion of th e n eed s of th e b a ran g ay th ro u g h efficient an d

21 effective d a ta collection. The d a ta shall be th e b a s is for p rogram p lann ing ,

22 m a n ag em en t a n d im p lem en ta tio n of v a rio u s p ro jec ts a n d activ ities in the

23 barangay ; a n d

24 (c) Im p lem en ta tio n of a Participative N utrition E n h a n c em e n t A pproach

25 (PNEA) - The NNC a n d p a rtic ip a tin g S U C s/co m m u n ity colleges sh all utilize

26 th e life cycle a p p ro ach in th e fo rm ulation of food p ro d u c tio n policies a n d

27 p ro g ram s a n d prom ote m ark e t-d riv en livelihood activ ities am ong h o u seh o ld s

28 in o rd e r to p rev en t m a ln u tritio n am o n g p reschoo l ch ild ren a n d nu tritionally -

29 a t-r isk fam ilies.

1 SECTION 8. F u n d in g . - The a m o u n t n e ce ssa ry for th e im p lem en ta tio n of

2 th e BIDANI linkage p rogram shall be inc luded in th e b u d g e t of the

3 p a rtic ip a tin g SU Cs in th e a n n u a l G enera l A ppropria tions Act. The LGUs

4 sh a ll provide fu n d in g to the p a rtic ip a tin g com m unity colleges for the

5 im p lem en ta tio n of th e BIDANI linkage program .

6 P artic ip a tin g S U C s/co m m u n ity colleges m ay a lso get fu n d s , d o n a tio n s

7 a n d o th e r form s of financ ial su p p o rt from foreign a n d local pe rso n s,

8 in s titu tio n s a n d g o v ernm en ts for th e im p lem en ta tio n of th e BIDANI linkage

9 p rogram .

10 SECTION 9. Im p le m e n tin g R u le s a n d R e g u la t io n s . - W ithin sixty (60)

11 d ay s from th e approval of th is Act, th e NNC, in coo rd ina tion w ith th e

12 p a rtic ip a tin g S U C s/co m m u n ity colleges sh a ll p rep a re a n d issu e the

13 n ecessa ry ru le s a n d reg u la tio n s for its effective im plem enta tion .

14 SECTION 10. S e p a r a b i l i ty C la u se . - If a n y portion o r provision of th is Act

15 is decla red u n c o n s titu tio n a l, the rem a in d er of th is Act o r an y provision n o t

16 affected the reb y shall rem ain in full force a n d effect.

17 SECTION 11. R e p e a lin g C la u se . - All law s, decrees, executive o rders ,

18 ru le s a n d reg u la tio n s , a n d o th e r is su a n c e s , o r p a r ts th e reo f in c o n sis te n t

19 w ith th e p rov isions of th is Act a re hereby repealed o r m odified accordingly .

20 SECTION 12. E ffec titf ity . - T his Act sh a ll tak e effect fifteen (15) d ay s a fte r

21 its pu b lica tio n in th e Official G azette or in an y n ew sp ap er of general

22 c ircu la tion .

Approved,